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Status Update: Raising Canes, Grocery Outlet raise money for the needy
The Advanced Casting Research Center has relocated to UC Irvine, effective July 1, moving from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. Diran Apelian, ACRC’s founding director, was recently appointed as distinguished professor at UCI’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He retired earlier this summer from his position as Alcoa-Howmet professor of mechanical engineering at WPI after 30 years.
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Sea Spider Experiment
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Southern California coastal towns are losing valuable sand, putting some beaches at risk
If solutions aren’t swift, the Southern California coast — and the economy it supports — will surely suffer. “If we have no sand, it’s like a car and we’ve taken the engine out of it,” said UC Irvine civil engineering professor Brett Sanders, a leading expert on coastal erosion. … UCI grad student Daniel Kahl recently analyzed satellite imagery — a project possible with a
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Six lessons for California from a drought halfway around the world
Drought-stricken California has a lot to learn from Melbourne, Australia, according to UC Irvine civil and environmental engineering professor Stanley Grant. He's the senior author of a study published Tuesday outlining how Melbourne slashed its water consumption in half during a recent drought that lasted more than a decade. … "We can take inspiration in the degree of leadership, the very public debate, and the experimentation," Grant said.
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Student Services
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Stacey Nicholas Gifts $5M to UCI STEM Program
University of California, Irvine Foundation trustee Stacey Nicholas has gifted $5 million to a diversity program in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering. The donation will rename the school’s Office of Access and Inclusion to the Stacey Nicholas Office of Outreach, Access and Inclusion. Nicholas’ donation will also create the Women in Engineering Program, which will support women pursuing the field with leadership training and professional development mentorship. Read More